Russian state-run media are reporting {that a} aircraft of the nation’s army crashed on Wednesday within the western Russian area of Belgorod close to the Ukrainian border.
The TASS information company quoted Russia’s protection ministry as saying the Ilyushin-76 transport aircraft was carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of struggle, six crew and three guards when it crashed.
The information company, citing the ministry, reported that the prisoners had been being taken to the border area for a prisoner alternate.
The chair of the protection committee of Russia’s decrease home of parliament, Andrey Kartapolov, advised reporters the aircraft had been shot down by missiles.
Some Ukrainian media shops quoted army sources as saying Ukrainian forces launched the assault.
Russia’s presidential spokesperson Dmitry Peskov mentioned the Kremlin was trying into the scenario.